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Hi
Whereabouts upstate are you ?

Columbia - Dutchess county line

Agh ok im not familiar with that area, is that toronto or south carolina way, or am i way out in my guessing?

90 miles N of nyc, very hilly, very beautiful dairy land w/views of the Catskills, Berkshires and Mohonks and the Hudson river threading thru it all. Brits like it here because it reminds them of home. Great cycling with the best roads and no traffic - come visit (I sound like the freekin tourist board)!

90 miles N of nyc, very hilly, very beautiful dairy land w/views of the Catskills, Berkshires and Mohonks and the Hudson river threading thru it all. Brits like it here because it reminds them of home. Great cycling with the best roads and no traffic - come visit (I sound like the freekin tourist board)!

Sounds lovely, but nothing like near my home!

yea its on on different planet from Southeast drinks!

90 miles N of nyc, very hilly, very beautiful dairy land w/views of the Catskills, Berkshires and Mohonks and the Hudson river threading thru it all. Brits like it here because it reminds them of home. Great cycling with the best roads and no traffic - come visit (I sound like the freekin tourist board)!

Sounds lovely, i have family in New York well just outside was over there a couple of weeks back. hmm no good for me riding a bike out there then :~/ hence the name wont do hills :~]

WDH learn to love hills!

Im working on it lol, these things take time and stamina :~}

One trick is to go find the longest hill you can - Alps, Rockies or in a pinch Muswell hill and just keep doing it til you love it - it works! ;-}

lol well i live in the country and theres a few hills here i have to get to grips with, one day maybe :~/

Hey everyone,

Been lurking for a while (and thinking about it, i've been signed up for a while) but just thought i'd say hi and introduce myself. Im gonna post a pic of the bike and the face in the appropriate thread so if any see's me about say hi.

Oli.

Everyone who hasn't been to an event - or even if you have - should come to this tonight!

Hiya
I'm from Birmingham n fairly new to singlespeed riding (its weird)!
Look forward to picking your brains about stuff in the future.

All the best!

Its slim pickins round 'ere.

Hi there, currently ride a single speed freewheel I built out of an alu/carbon race bike, for commuting and the odd lap of Richmond Park!
Looking at some of the older steel pista bikes, for something a bit more fun to fly around on the weekends and maybe to ultimately replace my current one, any ideas appreciated!

Thanks,
Jonk

Hi found this site a few days ago, love it, i converted to single speed about 3 months ago after 8 years and 30 miles a day on various mountain and road bikes! why did i not convert sooner!

One trick is to go find the longest hill you can - Alps, Rockies or in a pinch Muswell hill and just keep doing it til you love it - it works! ;-}

My tried-and-true method is to bike to work. When hills intervene between home and work you either do it or you don't. I'm learning to love them - only not when I haven't eaten enough that day!

Welcome to the newbies! If you're in the west area, get over to Wests. We love new blood. Makes things loud and enjoyable.

I realised although I've been posting quite a bit I hadn't introduced myself, bit rude really. Lovely place you've all got going on here, seriously amazed by how nice peeps are.

I used to be a mountain biker before I moved to London, had my £2k team Orange P7 nicked out my back garden (ouch) stopped cycling for a good few years then decided to get going again and that fixed made the most sense.

Had a unipack for a bit (anyone want to buy it? No?!) now got a Genesis Flyer which is going to get some modifications :)

Missed the fixed mag launch (which sounded good) because I thought it was tonight and had an operation today so not allowed out, might come along to a drinks soon though - North drinks are at the top of my training run (Swains lane - I live not far from the bottom of the hill).

My tried-and-true method is to bike to work. When hills intervene between home and work you either do it or you don't. I'm learning to love them - only not when I haven't eaten enough that day!

Jayloo, from the looks of it you should eat more often - haha

Jayloo, from the looks of it you should eat more often - haha

Heyyy, what what? I eat plenty! Sometimes I just forget to eat enough before going on 10 mile rides. : ( Then I get loopy and feel like my back tire is going flat. That sucks!

Just referring to your avatar he looks a bit... well ah, weeddy? haha and yes the bonk sucks sugar is under rated!

If you are going by jayloo's pic, he's very selfish - it's all "Me me me me me me me!"

Fox - race ya up swains!

You'd win. The fact I can tell you that with so much certainty should tell you something!

It's handy to have nearby for improving faster though :)

Fox - race ya up swains!